May 17, 2025
Globally, non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death and disability. This broad category of nontransmissible illness—ranging from cardiovascular diseases to cancer to diabetes—is a threat for those across continents and contexts, but low- and middle-income countries are disproportionately impacted, representing 73% of non-communicable disease…
Oct 29, 2024
Dembobe Sidemu remembers the decision that changed her life. “I was not feeling well for four days,” she recalls. Living in a small rural community in Ethiopia’s Sidama Region, Dembobe would need to make an expensive journey over many miles to reach a hospital or a health center—and…
May 1, 2024
In Ethiopia, non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death. These illnesses—which include diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, kidney diseases, and others—account for 52% of deaths in the country.* And for those living in rural and remote communities, lifesaving screening and treatment is often out…
